An archaic or dialectal term, possibly referring to a type of animal, plant, or object from non-English cultures; the exact definition is historically uncertain or obsolete.
The etymology is uncertain; this may be a transliteration from Arabic, Hindi, or another language that appears in historical texts but whose original meaning has been lost to modern English speakers.
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